Bali vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$845	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	72
😀 Quality of life	57	54
🏙️ Population	4.36M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bali is 195% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4297th and 8899th ($1267 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Indonesia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5664th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Dhaka

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	Bali	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$1681

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314